American Airlines Taps ARINC Again for Flight Communications ServicesJuly 20, 2006Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Incorporated today announced it has won a long-term renewal of its flight communications contract with American Airlines, the world’s largest airline. The new agreement covers American’s affiliates American Eagle and Executive Airlines as well. ARINC will continue providing American with industry-leading flight communications services including ARINC’s worldwide GLOBALink/VHF data link service, Air/Ground Domestic voice service in North America, and ARINC Value Added Services including D-ATIS. D-ATIS provides convenient automated delivery of destination weather and terminal conditions. The new contract also allows American to take advantage of ARINC’s GLOBALink/HF high-frequency data link service. This reliable and inexpensive technology extends the availability of data link service to remote oceanic and polar regions not covered by standard SATCOM. “ARINC’s proposal was most responsive to our needs from the point of view of coverage, both domestic and international, and overall cost,” stated Rich Farr, American Airlines Manager, Engineering. “As one of their long-term customers, we also know first-hand the standard of service and support ARINC provides. Our long positive experience is a strong factor in our decision to retain ARINC again for this new contract period.” “ARINC’s long relationship with American Airlines extends back almost 30 years to the infancy of ACARS messaging, and today American is the largest data link user in the world,” stated Stephen Means, Vice President, ARINC Aviation Solutions. “We look forward to continuing our partnership over the coming years, and extending it to include services such as HFDL, as well as newer and emerging technologies.” The combination of ARINC’s VHF data link and HF data link services provides a robust global air-ground communications solution for carriers. The two complementary technologies provide unbroken coverage for smoother on-time operations worldwide. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. With its affiliates, American now serves 250 cities in 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined American network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American Eagle is the largest U.S. regional airline, operating throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean. Executive Airlines operates 11 aircraft from San Juan, Puerto Rico. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance whose members serve 600 destinations in 135 countries and provinces. For more information, visit the web site at www.aa.com. ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,200 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001:2000 certified. Release: 06-83 Corporate Communications |
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